Server for strand-shaped material

ABSTRACT

A server for picking up and discharging strand shaped material, like spaghetti. The invention has the object to provide a server for the easy bringing over of strand shaped material, like spaghetti, from a pot, pan or the like holder into another holder and/or on dishes. Therefore the server according to the invention is characterized by a screw-shaped food engaging portion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a server for picking up and discharging strandshaped material, like spaghetti.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention has the object to provide a server for the easy bringingover of strand shaped material, like spaghetti, from a pot, pan or thelike holder into another holder and/or on dishes. Therefore the serveraccording to the invention is characterized by a screw.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Said characterizing feature and other features will be elucidated in thefollowing description with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIGS. 1, 7 and 9 each show a perspective view of servers according tothe invention;

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show side and front views of the server of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5, 6 and 11 are variations of FIG. 4; and

FIGS. 8 and 10 are cross sections along the lines VIII--VIII and X--X ofFIGS. 7 and 9 respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The servers of FIGS. 1, 7 and 9 each consist of a handle 2 having fixedthereto an unround food engaging portion screw or screw-shaped winding 3with preferably three threads or coils. The winding bounds a foodreceiving space 10. However, the screw may be shorter or longer and haveone, two, four or even more threads.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pitch angle a is preferably situated between 80°and 30°, more preferably between 60° and 35° and even better in theorder of magnitude of 45°.

The screw 3 is preferably unround, e.g. square (FIG. 5), triangular(FIG. 6) or oval (FIG. 11). The rectangular screw of FIGS. 1, 7 and 9operates particularly well. The screw is preferably made of a stainlesssteel bar plated with silver or not plated, having a square (FIG. 8),triangular (FIG. 10), round (not shown) or other cross section.Preferably a flat rectangular cross section is used (FIGS. 1-6).

Contrary to FIG. 1 the spaghetti strands in reality will extend indifferent directions and the jumble of strands will grow thicker andthicker by winding the more the server is rotated in the picking updirection. During discharge the server is rotated in the oppositedirection.

I claim:
 1. A server for picking up and discharging strand shapedmaterial, said server comprising:a handle; and a food engaging portioncarried on the handle, wherein said food engaging portion bounds a foodreceiving space extending in a forward direction away from said handle,said food engaging portion comprising at least one winding having coilsand extending around said food receiving space with an inclinationrelative to said forward direction such that said coils of said windingare mutually spaced, wherein an inside of said winding bounds said foodreceiving space, and wherein said food receiving space has an unroundcross section transverse to the forward direction.
 2. The serveraccording to claim 1, wherein said winding of said food engaging portionbounds a food receiving space having a substantially rectangular crosssection.
 3. The server according to claim 1, wherein said winding ofsaid food engaging portion has three coils.
 4. The server according toclaim 1, wherein a pitch angle of said food engaging portion is between60°-35°.
 5. The server according to claim 1, wherein said food engagingportion comprises a bar having a flat rectangular cross section.
 6. Aserver for picking up and discharging strand shaped material, the servercomprising:a handle; and an elongated, substantially screw-shaped,non-cylindrical or non-conical food engaging portion extending from saidhandle.
 7. The server according to claim 6, wherein a pitch angle ofsaid food engaging portion is between 60°-35°.
 8. The server accordingto claim 6, wherein said food engaging portion comprises a bar having aflat rectangular cross section.